Policy analysis paper Guidelines

Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health policy. Elaborate a paper between 5-8 pages long excluding title page and reference pages. Paper must be organized according to the guidelines below and should include all the identified sections as required.  APA format and contain current scholarly sources dated from 2010 until current. The following may be selected as topics for this paper:

-Food and drug regulation

-Abortion clinic access

-Planned Parenthood funding

-Correctional health

-LGBTQ health

-Tobacco regulation 

-Veterans health

-Medicaid

-Medicare

-Prescription drugs

-Managed health care

-Clean Air act

-Clean Water act

-NIH reauthorization

-Head Start

-Healthcare reform 

A Sample Paper has been attached  to view an example of how this written assignment should be completed and organized.  

 

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 Anaphylactic Shock

The treatment of anaphylactic shock varies depending on a patient’s physiological response to the alteration. Immediate medical intervention and emergency room visits are vital for some patients, while others can be treated through basic outpatient care.

Consider the January 2012 report of a 6-year-old girl who went to her school nurse complaining of hives and shortness of breath. Since the school did not have any medication under her name to use for treatment and was not equipped to handle her condition, she was sent to an emergency room where she was pronounced dead. This situation has raised numerous questions about the progression of allergic reactions, how to treat students with severe allergies, how to treat students who develop allergic reactions for the first time, and the availability of epinephrine in schools. If you were the nurse at the girl’s school, how would you have handled the situation? How do you know when it is appropriate to treat patients yourself and when to refer them to emergency care?

To Prepare

. Review “Anaphylactic Shock” in Chapter 24 of the Huether and McCance text, “Distributive Shock” in Chapter 10 of the McPhee and Hammer text, and the Jacobsen and Gratton article in the Learning Resources.

. Identify the multisystem physiologic progression that occurs in anaphylactic shock. Think about how these multisystem events can occur in a very short period of time.

. Consider when you should refer patients to emergency care versus treating as an outpatient.

. Select two patient factors different from the one you selected in this week’s first Discussion: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how the factors you selected might impact the process of anaphylactic shock.

Post an explanation of the physiological progression that occurs in anaphylactic shock. Then, describe the circumstances under which you would refer patients for emergency care versus treating as an outpatient. Finally, explain how the patient factors you selected might impact the process of anaphylactic shock.

Readings Required

** Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2017). Understanding pathophysiology (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Chapter 23, “Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems”

This chapter examines the circulatory system, heart, systemic circulation, and lymphatic system to establish a foundation for normal cardiovascular function. It focuses on the structure and function of various parts of the circulatory system to illustrate normal blood flow.

Chapter 24, “Alterations of Cardiovascular Function”

This chapter presents the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of various cardiovascular disorders. It focuses on diseases of the veins and arteries, disorders of the heart wall, heart disease, and shock.

Chapter 25, “Alterations of Cardiovascular Function in Children”

This chapter examines cardiovascular disorders that affect children. It distinguishes congenital heart disease from acquired cardiovascular disorders.

** Hammer, G. G. , & McPhee, S. (2014). Pathophysiology of disease: An introduction to clinical medicine. (7th ed.) New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Chapter 11, “Cardiovascular Disorders: Vascular Disease”

This chapter begins with an overview of the vascular component of the cardiovascular system and how the cardiovascular system is normally regulated. It then describes three common vascular disorders: atherosclerosis, hypertension, and shock.

**American Heart Association. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ 

**Million Hearts. (2012). Retrieved from http://millionhearts.hhs.gov/index.html 

**National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Instructor Requirements

As advanced practice nurses, we are scholars, nurse researchers and scientists. As such, please use Peer-Reviewed scholarly articles and websites designed for health professionals (not designed for patients) for your references. Students should be using the original citation in Up to Date and go to that literature as a reference. The following are examples (not all inclusive) of resources/websites deemed inadmissible for scholarly reference:

1. Up to Date (must use original articles from Up to Date as a resource)

2. Wikipedia

3. Cdc.gov- non healthcare professionals section

4. Webmd.com

5. Mayoclinic.com

– This work should have Introduction and Conclusion

– It should have at least 3 current references

– APA format

– At least 2 pages, references page not included

 

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Introduction

Quantitative research design provides an approach to finding scholarly evidence.  There are a variety of philosophical considerations, strategies of inquiry, and methods of data collection and analysis based on the study question and the types and numbers of variables.  For example, having one or more dependent and/or independent variables is what prescribes the statistical tests needed to answer the study question(s).  It is important for nurse researchers, leaders, educators, and practitioners to know how to select the correct statistical analysis for a study.

Upon successful completion of this assignment you should be able to:

• Select a data analysis method / tests appropriate for a potential research study.
• Expound on interpretation of data for a quantitative study.

Resources

• Textbook:  Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches (2018), Chapters 7, 8
  • PowerPoint: Chapter 7 Questions and Hypotheses
  • File: Chapter 7 Questions and Hypotheses, Notes
  • PowerPoint: Chapter 8 Quantitative Methods
  • File: Chapter 8 Quantitative Methods, Notes
• Textbook:  Practical Research: Planning and Design (2016), Chapters 4, 8
  • PowerPoint: Chapter 4 Planning 
  • PowerPoint: Chapter 8 Analyzing Quantitative Data
• File: Tests of Significance
• File: Finger’s Chart of Statistical Tests with video walk through
• File: Matching Statistical Tests to Methodology
• Website: IWU Off Campus Library Services
• Website: http://www.dissertation-statistics.com/
• Website: https://www.anzmtg.org/stats/PathwayWizard/Next
• File: Proposal Summary Form – keep filling this in for Assignment 6.3.

Instructions

1. Read chapters 7 and 8 in Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches (2018),and chapters 4 and 8 in Practical Research: Planning and Design (2016). Review all other materials listed.
2. Navigate to the threaded discussion below and respond to the following:
   1. Post your quantitative question.
   2. Describe your proposed data collection tool.
   3. Respond to the questions found in Practical Research: Planning and Design (2016) pages 245-246 and post your responses.  For your convenience, the checklist is included in the resources above.
   4. Use Dr. Finger’s Chart of Statistical Tests and your texts from GNUR-528 Biostatistics and Epidemiology course to determine what statistical tests you would select to demonstrate the answer(s) to your problem, subproblems, and research question.  Be sure and refer to the studies related to your topic found in OCLS.  Post at least one test to use on your data along with your rationale.
   5. What interpretive criteria would you use to give meaning and significance to your findings?
   6. What if your findings do not support your hypothesis or hunch?
   7. This discussion should be referenced with at least three references.
3. Your initial post is due by day five of the workshop.
4. The post should be written in scholarly and scientific writing with use of APA style.
5. Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings and any questions you are asked in your initial post by the end of the workshop.

Navigate to the threaded discussion here.

Assessment Criteria

Criteria

16 Points

12 Points

8 Points

4 Points

Quality

Your postings are well developed and answers provide clear evidence of critical thinking.

Your questions or observations add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.

A current, professional source is used to validate your thoughts.

Your postings show some development and some critical thinking is evident in your answers.

Your questions and observations add to the discussion by expanding the ideas of others.

A current, professional source is used to validate your thoughts.

Your postings show nominal development and only the beginnings of critical thinking.

Your contributions (questions or observations) do not clearly add to the discussion.

No source is used.

Your postings show no development and are mostly a reiteration of what the textbook or others have said.

Your questions and observations detract from the discussion.

No source is used.

Criteria

12 points

8 Points

4 Points

0 Points

Timeliness

Your initial posting to the question or topic assigned in the workshop activity is made by day five of the workshop.

Your initial posting to the question or topic assigned in the workshop activity is made by the day six of the workshop.

Your initial posting to the question or topic assigned in the workshop activity is made by day seven of the workshop.

No initial post made.

Criteria

12 Points

8 Points

4 Points

0 Points

Interaction

You respond to a minimum of two other classmates as well as all follow-up faculty questions directed to you. 

You are clearly collaborative by taking the initiative to respond to classmates’ questions, providing clarification and insight on issues in the discussion. 

You respond to two classmates and some of the faculty follow-up questions directed to you. 

You are collaborative in some situations and show some initiative in workshop discussions.

You respond to two classmates but do not respond to faculty follow-up questions directed to you. 

You show little initiative in discussions and your presence is not collaborative.

You do not respond to the postings of others in the discussion. 

Total Points

40

 

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Assignment: Practicum Journal Entry: Analyzing an Ethical Decision

In your role as a PMHNP, you will encounter several situations that will require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. There may not be a clear-cut answer of how to address the issue, but your ethical decision making must be based on evidenced-based practice and what is good, right, and beneficial for patients. You will encounter patients who do not hold your values, but you must remain professional and unbiased in the care you provide to all patients regardless of their socio-demographic and ethnic/racial background. You must be prepared to critically analyze ethical situations and develop an appropriate plan of action. For this Assignment, you review the literature and discover the various ethical dilemmas PMHNPs encounter and how these issues are typically addressed in your state.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

· Analyze salient ethical issues in psychiatric mental health practice

· Compare ethical dilemmas with state health laws and regulations

· Analyze ethical decision-making processes

To prepare:

· Review literature for moral/ethical issues encountered by a PMHNP.

· Select one of the articles you found that was published within the last 5 years to use as a focus for this assignment.

Write a 2-page paper in which you do the following:

· Summarize the moral/ethical issue in the article (no more than 1 paragraph).

· Describe the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding the issue.

· Analyze the ethical issue and compare them to the state health laws and regulations in your state.(Texas)

· Outline the process of ethical decision making you would use to address this ethical dilemma.

Note: Be sure to use the Practicum Journal Template, located in this week’s Learning Resources.

see class rules

Use subheadings when writing 

cite scholarly resources including peer-review journals and current practice guidelines

A clear purpose statement (The purpose of this paper is to…) is required in the introduction of all writings

Please all bullets points, bold, red and highlighted area must be attended to. 

 

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Instructions

Many people get all or most of their news from social media. For this project, we are going to be analyzing the content of several social media sites from major news sources, paying particular attention to social media standards, practices, and regulation.

Where do you get your news? Start by going to one major news site’s FACEBOOK page (CNN, MSNBC, FOX, etc.) Try another different news site’s TWITTER feed, and third choose another social media site such as Reddit, Pinterest, or another (preferably one you use, if there is one).

Analyze the sites in a 3-5 page total paper. In your analysis, be sure to include the following:

• General introduction to your thoughts on the social media you studied
• Several social media practices you observed (e.g., what gets the most interaction?)
• Examples of regulation of social media and discussion of such regulation (Is it good, bad, or indifferent? How could circumstances change the situation?)
• Analysis of ethical concerns (e.g., can you see examples of bias?)
• What is the culture of each site – how do users seem to respond to questionable items? (Is racism or open mocking ignored or pursued?)
• Conclusion of your findings

 

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